Ballet For A Rainy Day Chords by Xtc

Tempo:
78.325 bpm
Chords used:

D

G

C

Eb

A

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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XTC - Ballet For A Rainy Day chords
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[G]
Orange [D] and lemon [Em] raincoats roll [Bm] and [Am]
tumble together, [Eb] just like fruit chips [Bb] from a [Eb] tray.
[D]
[G] [D] Pineapple wet [Em] heads watch new [D] hairdo crumble [C] as [Eb] scenery sunlight [Bb] shifts away.
[Eb] [A]
[Bm] Valley [Am] for [G] rainy [Bb] days, [A]
[Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] [G] [A] [Ab]
[G] [G] [D] Apples and [Em] cherries are [D] varnished in water [C] despite [Eb] striped awnings' [Bb] bright dismay.
[Eb] [D] [G] I [D] push my [Bm]
[Em] paintbrush to [D] conjure a new [C] world while this [Eb] one is slowly [Bb] washed [Gm] away.
[A] [Bm] Valley [C] for rainy [G] days, [Db] [Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] [D] Dancing out this [C] blue lighted window, [Bb] to the fact of [D] all this [A] slow [G] descending [A] rain.
[G] [A] [Ab] [Db] When [Gb] it rains, it rains, all [B] the colors in [Dbm] my [Db] paintbox.
[Gb]
[B] [Dbm] [Db] When it [Gb] rains, it rains, tickets [B] for the front [Dbm] row seats [A] up [D] all the rooms up.
[Bm]
[G] Orange [D] and [Em] lemon raincoats [C] roll [D] and [C] tumble together, dropped [Eb] in diamond [Bb] [Bm] disarray.
Valley [Am] for rainy [G] [Bb] days, [A] [Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] Dancing [D]
out this [C] blue lighted window, [Bb] behind the [D] truss and [C] silver [Bm] pole.
Valley for [C] [G] rainy days, [A] silent [Bm] film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] [D] Dancing out [C] this blue lighted window, [Bb] to the fact [D] of all this slow [F] descending rain.
[D]
[Eb] [F] [Eb] [D]
[Eb] All [F] the colors in my
[Eb] [D] [Eb] [F] paintbox.
[Eb] [D]
[N]
Key:  
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
Eb
12341116
A
1231
D
1321
G
2131
C
3211
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To learn Xtc - (Remastered 2001) Ballet For A Rainy Day chords, focus on the sequence of these chords: G, A, Bm, C, Eb, D, Eb, F, Dbm, Db, Gb and B. Ease into the song by practicing at 39 BPM before reaching the track's full tempo of 78 BPM. With the song's key of G Major, set your capo to fit your vocal range and chord choice.

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[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Orange [D] and lemon [Em] raincoats roll [Bm] and [Am]
tumble together, [Eb] just like fruit chips [Bb] from a [Eb] tray.
[D] _
[G] _ [D] Pineapple wet [Em] heads watch new [D] hairdo crumble [C] as [Eb] scenery sunlight [Bb] shifts away.
[Eb] _ [A] _
[Bm] Valley [Am] for [G] rainy [Bb] days, [A]
[Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames. _
_ _ [A] _ _ [G] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _
[G] _ _ _ _ [G] _ [D] Apples and [Em] cherries are [D] varnished in water [C] despite [Eb] striped awnings' [Bb] bright dismay.
[Eb] _ [D] [G] I [D] push my [Bm]
[Em] paintbrush to [D] conjure a new [C] world while this [Eb] one is slowly [Bb] washed [Gm] away.
[A] _ [Bm] Valley [C] for rainy [G] days, _ [Db] [Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
_ [A] [D] Dancing out this [C] blue lighted window, [Bb] to the fact of [D] all this [A] slow [G] descending [A] rain. _
[G] _ _ [A] _ [Ab] _ [Db] When [Gb] it rains, it rains, all [B] the colors in [Dbm] my _ [Db] paintbox.
[Gb] _ _
[B] _ _ [Dbm] _ _ [Db] When it [Gb] rains, it rains, tickets [B] for the front [Dbm] row seats [A] up [D] all the rooms up.
[Bm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] Orange [D] and [Em] lemon raincoats [C] roll [D] and [C] tumble together, dropped [Eb] in diamond [Bb] [Bm] disarray. _
Valley [Am] for rainy [G] _ [Bb] days, [A] [Bm] silent film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] Dancing [D]
out this [C] blue lighted window, [Bb] behind the [D] truss and [C] silver [Bm] pole.
Valley for [C] [G] rainy days, [A] silent [Bm] film of [C] melting [G] miracle flames.
[A] [D] Dancing out [C] this blue lighted window, [Bb] to the fact [D] of all this slow [F] descending rain.
_ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _
[Eb] _ [F] _ _ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _
_ _ [Eb] All [F] the colors in my _ _
_ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _ _ [Eb] [F] paintbox.
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [N] _

Facts about this song

This song was penned by Andy Partridge.